Emergency brake



`May l5,l 1923.

A. C. ELLIOTT EMERGENCY BRAKE Filed May 12 1920 Patented liilay its I Si' rss EMERGENCY BRAKE. i.

v Appiication filed-May l2,

T all whom t may 00n0e7'mc Be it known that I, 4AUREN C.- ELLIOTT, a citizen of the-United States, residing in the city and lcounty of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a newv and useful Emergency Brake, of which the following is a specification. K

This'iuvention relates to an improved ground or-emergency brake for motorv vchicles,\and has for its objects the provision of improved meansforplacing the device in operative position, and the provision of anV improved device to prevent. skiddingof the .motor vehicle, to prevent side-slipping thereof, and to provide an efficient brake that may be operated independently with reference to the ordinary service brake, and to provide an'eflicient brake that may be applied to effect a quick stop without the usual resultant wear on the tires of the ve-y hicle. v

Another object of this invention is to provide a simple and efficient brake that is positive and eflicient in use, and that may be applied' without undue strain on the vehicle chassis or tire.

Other objects and advantages may appear in the subjoined detail description.

The mechanism illustrated herein and einbodying my invention, is quick to manipulate and well adapted to serve the purposes for which it is intended, but no limitation is made to the precise construction exhibited. in the drawings, it being understood that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of the appended claim, may be made if desired.

In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of an automobile chassis showing my improved emergency brake ap# plied thereto.v Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a clamp by which the brake is attached to the rear axle of the automobile. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the brake element. Fig. 4 is atop plan view of the brake element. Fig. 5 is a topplan View of the vehicle chassis with the brake attached thereto.

Referring to the drawings, the brake shoe 11 is constructed with a rounded front portion 12, and provided on the bottom 13,

with longitudinally disposed ribs 14, serving,

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ed to the clamping elements 19, which are adapted to be secured to the rear? axle 20, of the vehicle, andadyacent to,` the rea-rye'- Links 18, k'pivotally connected xto rod 17, .i have their opposite ends pivotally connect` hiclesprings 21, sor that the shoe 11, in op- .i

erative position, is morerifgidlyland efficiently supported to prevent side motion of the vehicle; f f I Means for actuating thebrake to operative and inoperative position cons-ist of' a `pivot I'shaft 22 rotativelymounted on mem` Koersg23, vwhich are securedto'the vehicle. frame 24. `The shaft 22 is provided with" two levers 25, having; slottedgends 2G. `The hand lever 27, fixed to shaft 22,1is provided with a'plunger 28, working'in the project-` k I ing guide 29, and adaptedto engage with the notch' 30 in the `segmental rack 31, in

inoperative position, and with lnotches 32y and 33, in operative position. yA rod 34 extends from the plunger 28 to the releasing' latch 35, and a-spring 36v is interposed -between theplunger 28 and a lug 37 projectlng from the lever 27. A transversely ex# tending rod or sha-ft 38 is pivotally mounted in members 23, and is disposed beneath otally connected yto knuckles 15, extend with-v l in the cylinders 43, pivotally mounted in the transverse bar 44, extending'between brackets 45. Rods 42 are provided with pistons 46, land springs 47 are interposed y between the pistons 46 and cylinder heads 48. Piston rods 4,2, arel pivotally lconnected to the relatively long` arms 49olf levers 39;

In use, "the manually operated lever 27 lis pulled rearward to throw the brake shoe to.

the .operative position. As the brake" shoe makes the contact with the ground, the i 10() springs 47, serve yto lcushion the jar and strain upon the vehicle frame, To place the brake member in 'inoperative position,

the lever 27 is'thrown forward until the plunger'28 engages with the notch 30, in

the rack 81. Springs 47 further assist when the brake shoes are actuated to inoperative position.

- The brake shoe and operative mechanism therefor, including thebufling cylindersare adapted t-o be mounted beneath the vehicle motor and the jack-shaft connectingthe motor and the rear vehicle axle. j

i 2 pistons and the cylinder heads, bearing.

From the foregoing` description it may be seen that l have constructed a simple and efficientnon-'slida aratusand emero'e'ncbrake for automobiles, which may be readily operated by the vehicle driver to the operative and inoperative position, and in which a spring bufling mechanism avoids all unusual jarvwhieh wouldv be otherwise oceasioned by the sudden application of a brake member to Contact with .the ground.

lVhat is claimed is: n

The f ombinaftion with an automobile chassis including a frame and frontI and rear axles, of a brake shoe adapted to Contact with the ground, clamps on the rear axle, links connect-ing the brake shoe with the clamps on thev rear axle and mounted so thatV the` shoe' swings to operative position slightly forward of the rear axle, piston rods Con-v nected to the shoe" and extending relativelyl forward thereof, piston ycylinders pivotally mounted relative to the frame, lpistons on said piston rods and Working Within said eylinders,v springs interposed between the members fixed to the frame, a transverse shaft journalled in ther bearing members, rook-levers 'ixed t0 the transverse shaft, andY havingrelatively long` armsand short arms, said longarms being pivotally conneeted to said piston rods, a rod Connecting the extremities of the short arms, a transversely extending shaft journalled in said bearingmem'bers and extending above ther first-named transverse shaft, a manually manipulatedv lever` for actuating Vthe lastnamed transverse shaft, lever arms fixed to the manually manipulated shaft'k and 'having' slotted ends in engagement Wit-hfthe trans` verse rod connecting the roet: levers, a

AUREN lo, nLLio'rT. 

